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Mass General is one of the best hospitals in the country.

Unfortunately, this means their diagnosis has a high probability of being accurate.

Anyone in the Boston area?

As an aside, my brother-in-law has a stage 4 glioblastoma (the WORST) and according
to his doctors, he should have been dead 6 months after diagnosis, and that was
almost two years ago. Tumors don't grow as rapidly at age 76 as they do at age 50,
so there is reason to hope that if Teddy responds well to treatment, that he will
be around for a good while to come. However, if he gets an aggressive treatment,
he may not be able to continue his duties in the Senate, in which case it would
be better for Gov. Patrick to appoint a Democratic successor rather than leave us
one vote short. I'm sure Teddy will make the right decision in any case, and moral
support goes a long way to helping anyone with a catastrophic disease.